Oscar did not take acting lessons: family

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius did not take acting lessons in preparation for his trial, as alleged by the former South African columnist, Jani Allan, his family said on Monday.

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius did not take acting lessons in preparation for his trial, as alleged by the former South African columnist, Jani Allan, his family said on Monday.

"We deny in the strongest terms the contents of her letter in as far it relates to our client and further deny that our client has undergone any 'acting lessons' or any form of emotional coaching," said family spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess.

Read Jani Allan's article here. She was reacting to a blog entry by Allan, in which the writer alleged Pistorius took 'acting lessons' in preparation for his trial.

'This type of comment makes a mockery of the enormous human tragedy'

"This type of comment makes a mockery of the enormous human tragedy involving the Steenkamp family and our client and his family."

Burgess said Allan had never met Pistorius and any knowledge she professed to have of him could only be described as "fictitious".